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When the hauntingly wild call of a loon drifted through the sun-tinted mists swirling across the television screen, I wished immediately that I hadn’t waited so long to view the video, “The Loons of Golden Pond.” Simply put, the atmosphere captured in the opening scene conveyed the spirit… Read More
BANGOR – Jeremy Karam and Travis Brooker delivered in pressure situations a year ago in the State Little League Tournament and they came through again on Monday. Karam’s alert and aggressive baserunning supplied Bangor West with the tying run and set the stage for Brooker’s… Read More
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Maine football team was fed its yearly dose of no respect Monday at the Yankee Conference’s media day at Villanova University. The Black Bears of Coach Jack Cosgrove received 101 points and were picked by representatives of the media to… Read More
ORONO – Birdies on the eighth and ninth holes propelled Martha White of Hampden into the lead Monday after the first round of the Women’s Maine State Golf Association Championship at Penobscot Valley Country Club. White, a 12-time winner of this event, shot a 5-over-par… Read More
ORONO – The Sisters. Martha Page White and Pennie Page Cummings believe they have been playing golf, together, for 41 years; maybe even 42. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
ORONO – A three-run homer by Frank Peckham helped lift Molunkus to an 8-6 win over Central Maine for the Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League championship Monday night at Mahaney Diamond. Troy Martin, who was also the league’s MVP, posted a double, two triples, and… Read More
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BOSTON – 11-year old Craig Michaud, a Frenchville resident, recently paid a visit to Fenway Park as a special guest of the Boston Red Sox and Leaf, Inc. As a result of winning a special sweepstakes, (RAIN-BLO Celebrity Batboy/girl Contest), he had the rare opportunity to go down… Read More
BANGOR – East Biddeford’s depth, exemplified by a few surprise heroes, paid off for the District 4 champs on Monday. Key relief pitching by John Chea, coupled with a pair of defensive gems from reserves Mike Wilson and Steve Lamirande, helped East Biddeford hold off… Read More
BANGOR — A Penobscot County grand jury Monday indicted a mentally retarded man in the strangling death of Bonnie Jean Hass. Clifton Cirard, 44, was charged with murdering Hass, who also was mentally retarded. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
BANGOR — Discussions between the Bangor Water District and the town of Otis have moved from the courtroom to the bargaining table. A U.S. District Court hearing scheduled for Monday morning was continued to allow representatives of the district and the town to iron out… Read More
LUBEC — A 58-foot minke whale, which washed ashore on a beach south of the town’s recycling center and sewage treatment plant, has been set adrift to be reclaimed by the ocean. According to the Allied Whale division of College of the Atlantic in Bar… Read More
MACHIAS — The long-awaited Machias solid waste transfer station is slowly taking shape, moving from a few inked lines on paper to a concrete reality, with the start of construction late last week. Like an epic movie, the facility has been more than a year… Read More
The president’s promise to make over welfare as we know it may occur in this session of Congress, but it is unlikely to transform one of the great blights on the entitlement landscape: food stamps. The Clinton administration’s $9.3 billion program addresses education and training,… Read More
HOULTON — Edgar Wheeler has spent 25 years enforcing Maine laws. Now he’s ready to try making them. Wheeler, 52, of Bridgewater has been in law enforcement since 1968 when he joined the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department. For the last 12 years he has served… Read More
An unusual number of children have been infected with Coxsackie viruses this summer, but doctors say parents should not be alarmed. “There are seasonal outbreaks, so this is not surprising,” said Dr. Kathleen Gensheimer, the state epidemiologist. “I certainly wouldn’t call it a public health… Read More
HOULTON — Houlton officials have not yet decided what course of action they will take concerning a local police lieutenant who allegedly falsified a police report. Asked Monday when a decision might be reached concerning Lt. Donald Mitchell, Police Chief Darrell Malone said one was… Read More
MILBRIDGE — Results of the town’s first-year effort at recycling are nothing short of “spectacular,” according to Nina Silverstrone, executive director at Coastal Recycling in Hancock. But if recycling rates published by the Maine Waste Management Agency are correct, the town is still well below… Read More
FORT KENT — Years of work, frustration and hope may be near an end for St. John Valley sportsmen wanting to introduce Atlantic salmon into the upper St. John River. Ray B. Owen, commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will hold… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell labored over the details of his eagerly awaited health reform plan Monday and said “those who don’t want change” had waged an expensive effort to torpedo the top item on President Clinton’s agenda. After meeting with Clinton,… Read More
OLD TOWN — The Old Town Planning Board has given the Maine State Forest Service site plan approval to construct a helicopter hangar at the Old Town Airport. Ordinarily, said City Planner Steven Tuckerman, the state does not need to have permission from a municipality… Read More
ROCKLAND — Accused child molester Laurence DeMotte made a final bid to have charges that he sexually assaulted three young boys dismissed Monday, claiming a shakedown of his jail cell gave prosecutors information that taints his case. DeMotte, 49, of Warren is scheduled for trial… Read More
BANGOR — Luggage on airline flights has been known to cause many a headache, but now an Oakfield woman has decided to make a federal case out of it. Pamela Sanders was flying on a January 1992 Delta flight from Los Angeles to Bangor when… Read More
CASTINE — Developing an integrated transportation system and new environmental industries within the region were major themes Monday at the New England Defense Conversion Task Force meeting, which continues at Maine Maritime Academy today. About half of the task force’s 75 members attended sessions Monday… Read More
ORONO — U.S. Sen. William S. Cohen spoke to more than 1,000 law enforcement officers in Orono Sunday night for the 20th annual Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club convention. Cohen commended the group on its growth. He said they had more than 300… Read More
ATKINSON — A little patience paid off Monday afternoon for law enforcement officials, who caught a Charleston man coming out of the woods carrying marijuana plants and cultivating equipment. Brent Ferris, 46, was arrested and charged with trafficking in marijuana. He was being held in… Read More
LAGRANGE — Why a LaGrange man shot and killed his two sons last week probably will never be known, police said Monday. Detective Sgt. Barry Shuman of the Maine State Police said that the investigation into the LaGrange double homicide and suicide is coming to… Read More
Q: I would like some type of awning over my deck and large sliding glass door for blocking the sun’s heat and rain. How durable and effective are the automatic retractable awnings that need no supports? — H.W. A: Retractable awnings are an excellent choice… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Black Pearl restaurant on the city waterfront reported that a burglary occurred sometime Saturday night, with $380 missing. Detective Wallace Tower said the burglary was discovered and reported at 10 a.m. Sunday. A window in the rear of the building was pried… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — Three teen-age girls had a brush with the wrong arm of the law Sunday night, eluding capture by phony cops. The three girls were parked alongside Route 52 near the Lincolnville-Camden line at about 9:45 p.m., waiting for a friend, when a man… Read More
VAN BUREN — A weekend fire of unknown origin destroyed a Van Buren barn and its contents. Fire Chief Chanel Bouchard feared that similarities between that fire and another in Van Buren last month might mean the fires had been intentionally set. Saturday’s fire on… Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Secondhand cigarette smoke will cause an estimated 47,000 deaths and about 150,000 nonfatal heart attacks in U.S. nonsmokers this year, a study says. That’s as much as 50 percent higher than previous estimates. The figures are projected from an analysis of… Read More
Scholarships presented during graduation ceremonies at Old Town High School, and Wisdom High School, St. Agatha, are highlighted this week. Congratulations to the students, parents, faculty and staff. Old Town High School googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
AUGUSTA — A public discussion about the feasibility of a cultural center in Augusta will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Augusta City Hall. Representatives from the arts, business, education, government and the public are encouraged to participate. The event will be… Read More
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George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Joshua Conterio, Emilie Disney-Hoey, Denis Hainsworth, Melissa Haseltine, Jessica B. Stevens; honors: Tera Babson, Jamie Bowden, Rebecca Burke, Katie Burnes, Jaime Carroll, Cara Carter, Joanne Combs, Norman Dibble, Tarn Dickerson, Tamsin Elias, Lisa… Read More
Belfast District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor: Eugene W. Benson, 28, Dexter, 48 hours in jail, 90-day license suspension, $400; Alton R. Tolman Jr, 32, Hampden, four days in jail, 90-day license suspension, $350; Richard A. Cook, 24, Thorndike, 10… Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — The National Federation of Music Clubs is seeking applicants for its Thelma A. Robinson Scholarship in Ballet competition. The $1,500 scholarship will be awarded to a promising young male or female dancer between ages 13 and 16 and must be used for further… Read More
AUGUSTA — One hundred years ago today, the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier told of a welcome break in a long, hot spell. “The cooler atmosphere is an agreeable condition especially to those who cannot go to the seaside,” the paper reported on the front… Read More
Being a futurist is tough work. Ask August St. John. Not only is St. John a professor of “future studies” at Long Island University, he’s a member of the World Future Society. He has a very fancy name. You would think a guy with credentials… Read More
BANGOR — A Penobscot County grand jury indicted two Bangor men Monday in connection with last week’s armed robbery at the Country Hospitality Inn. A grand jury indicted Timothy Boudreau, 20, and Dale Braley, 20, on charges of armed robbery in connection with the motel… Read More
MACHIAS — Gordon Corbett, who in 1980 was named Maine Teacher of the Year and is described as a popular and innovative elementary school science teacher in Yarmouth, will receive the 1994 University of Maine at Machias Distinguished Alumnus award. Having taught school for 26… Read More
HARMONY — Uncertainty continues to hound members of the Harmony School Committee who Monday night met to discuss the future education of the town’s high school students. School officials have been investigating paying tuition and sending students to other districts next year because SAD 46… Read More
BANGOR — The fate of proposed term limits on the School Committee remains up in the air after a Monday evening City Council workshop on the matter. Because a large number of councilors is scheduled to be out of town for next Monday’s council meeting,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — SAD 53 will bypass the Maine Bond Bank and interim financing to fund a $341,405 bond issue for capital improvements projects in the district. In a special meeting Monday night, Superintendent Terry McCannell outlined the proposal to members of the board of directors. Read More
Westmarket Square in downtown Bangor is a pretty place. Situated among historic architecture, it’s been a focal point for downtown commerce for more than 30 years. This park, like the many others that beautify the city, grant us precious space where we can take pause… Read More
MONSON — A half-ton piece of Monson black slate is being readied for shipment from Monson this week to Arlington Cemetery in Washington, D.C., where it will serve as a grave marker for former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The marker will be placed next… Read More
I do not know Tom Sawyer and have no reason to doubt the sincerity of his printed apology for the comments he made in his letter to Debra Plowman. Nevertheless, the inability of his three defenders (BDN, July 28) to recognize that phrases like “wealthy, Jewish woolen barons”… Read More
HOULTON — A 19-year-old guide at the Boy Scout High Adventure camp at Mattagamon Lake in northern Penobscot County died early Monday after suffering an acute asthma attack. Adam M. Frigon of Jackman was serving as guide for a group of scouts from Boothbay when… Read More
I am writing to express my dismay over a recent quote in your newspaper by GOP candidate Susan Collins. I refer to the article on July 21 regarding Collins’ residency and the lawsuit by Mark Finks. Susan, during a luncheon address for the Kiwanis Club, says, “Since winning… Read More
I am writing to express my sincere congratulations and thanks to all the coaches and students involved in Hampden Academy’s track this year. Most impressive was the hard work and dedication of the head coaches, David and Kathy King. Not only were they able to produce a solid… Read More
I have just come from taking my two children to the fair, and the same amount of good time as last year cost me this year more than $30 more because of the new pricing structure. Almost every ride, less than two minutes each time, was $2. Consequently,… Read More
Re: Proposed FAME rules on energy rate stabilization projects. I would like to respond to Timothy Agnew’s “answers” to my concerns which appeared in the July 28 Bangor Daily News. Agnew, chief executive officer of the Finance Authority of Maine, complains that I criticized FAME… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The Somerset Senior Center will hold a barbecue buffet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the center on High Street in Skowhegan. The plastic canvas class will meet at 1:45 p.m. to work on the current project, a checkbook cover. The genealogy… Read More
NEWPORT — The report of the Building Committee is again among the topics for the board of directors of SAD 48 when it meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the library of Nokomis Regional High School. The Building Comittee will begin the evening… Read More
Re: Mark Finks’ lawsuit challenging Susan Collins’ status as a Maine resident. Collins is an excellent candidate and would be for any office she would seek in Maine. She is knowledgeable, experienced, upstanding and as down to earth as your next-door neighbor. Her ideas about governing this wonderful… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Action on three resolutions are the only items of business scheduled for the Pittsfield Town Council at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Pittsfield Municipal Building. Councilors will act on a loan request through the town’s Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund for… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District is accepting orders for fall planting bulbs through Aug. 11. Available are inexpensive and guaranteed bulbs including crocus, hyacinths, iris, narcissus, tulips, peonies, lilies and daffodils. The office can be reached by calling 667-8663. Read More
LITCHFIELD (AP) — An 18-year-old man who was shot three times during the weekend abduction of a Swiss teen-ager told the gunman to shoot him instead of his friend, saying “Jesus will protect me,” a minister said Monday. Jason Stephenson of Pittston remained in critical… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — Peoples Heritage Financial Group Inc. announced Monday that it had completed the acquisition of Mid Maine Savings Bank. The acquisition was valued at about $14.8 million, based on Friday’s closing stock price for People’s Heritage. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Northland Telephone Co. of Maine is starting to operate in the state this week. It will serve 18,000 customers in 21 Maine exchanges. It purchased the phone lines from GTE. Northland will open Maine offices in Fort Kent, Island Falls, Morrill and Fryeburg. Read More
“Our Electronic Highway” will be the topic of the August Early Bird Breakfast sponsored by the Greater Bangor Chamber of Commerce. Discussion topics will include the use of technological advances in telecommunications to aid business development, expansion and success. The guest speaker will be Bruce… Read More
Meteor showers normally peak shortly after the appearance of their parent comet and comet Swift-Tuttle, the parent of the Perseid meteor shower, returned to the inner solar system for the first time in 130 years during late 1992. This fact, along with a favorable phase of the moon,… Read More
The Maine Oil Dealers Association, the trade group for Maine’s independent oil dealers, has received three Telly Awards for television commercials produced by its advertising agency, Ad-Media Inc. The 15th annual Telly Awards, which honor outstanding television production worldwide, announced that MODA is the 1994 recipient of three… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. William S. Cohen released a new congressional report Monday indicating that, contrary to Clinton administration claims, Russian involvement in the American space station project will add $1.8 billion to the cost of the program, instead of saving $2 billion. “These new figures… Read More
Clinical research, especially research that influences our decisions about what we eat and how we live, can be very confusing. First we’re told not to eat butter. Then we’re told margarine is just as bad for us. We’re told oat bran lowers our cholesterol, then we’re told it… Read More
Petitioners seeking to repeal Maine’s auto emissions testing law have found that signatures come easily. The drive to force a statewide vote started in earnest Sunday and the organizer claimed Monday that 1,500 people already have signed on. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BLANCHARD — Noses were pressed to the fence, mouths opened for a handout of grain. It was a rare treat after munching on grass through the summer. The noses belonged to fallow deer being raised for venison on the Breakneck Ridge Farm in Blanchard. The… Read More
BLUE HILL — Blue Hill Memorial Hospital will receive a grant of $100,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help defray costs in the development of the Peninsula Primary Care Association, a new hospital-affiliated group practice designed to keep community-based physicians in Deer Isle, Castine, Bucksport and… Read More
LILLE — A 22-year-old St. David woman was killed early Monday and two others were seriously injured in a head-on collision at a sharp curve on Route 1 in Lille. Killed in the crash was Kim Casazza of St. David Village. Casazza’s car burst into… Read More
OLD TOWN — Sometimes city hall has to fight, too. The city and the state differed by 24 percent on how much credit for recycling Old Town should receive, but after some give and take, the city received a recycling credit of 37 percent. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
WATERBORO (AP) — Six teen-agers and a child were burned Monday when a dump truck carrying hot paving material overturned, spilling part of its load into their vehicle. The dump truck overturned after losing control and hitting a Chevrolet Suburban, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for… Read More
MACHIAS — According to a report issued by the Maine Waste Management Agency, Topsfield, with 235 residents, achieved the highest recycling rate in Washington County last year, removing 37 percent of all recyclable material from the general waste stream. In fact, Topsfield was the only… Read More
CARIBOU — An Aroostook County judge has been asked to force two stores in the Aroostook Centre Mall to replace aging merchandise, improve selection and provide better training for employees. Widewater Aroostook Centre Co., which operates the mall in Presque Isle, also has charged that… Read More
CORINNA — Seventy-five percent of the 300 workers at Eastland Woolen Mill in Corinna are on furlough this week as the company scales back on production. Matt Burns, chief executive officer, said Monday that workers were informed last Wednesday that they would not be working… Read More
WoodenBoat week stretches into next weekend, with events moving to Camden, then back to Brooklin, the home of WoodenBoat magazine and the WoodenBoat School. The Cruise-in-(Good) Company departs Southwest Harbor on Monday, stopping at several ports on the way to Camden by Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More